January 10, 2024 Judges let Missouri lawsuit accusing China of pandemic-era PPE hoarding proceed An Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals panel allowed a lawsuit by the state of Missouri, accusing China of hoarding protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic, to proceed.
January 10, 2024 3 things China, Russia learned from Secretary Austin's secret hospitalization The Pentagon released key details about Defense Secretary Austin's secret hospitalization on Tuesday. Now that we know more, I'm wondering what did Putin and Xi learn from this fumble?
January 9, 2024 Israel, Ukraine, and AI are among expected discussion topics at the upcoming World Economic Forum Figures such as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, new Argentina President Javier Milei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and many more will attend the WEF.
January 9, 2024 South Korea passes legislation to end its controversial dog meat trade South Korea's lawmakers passed a bill banning breeding and slaughter of dog meat for consumption on Tuesday which will eventually bring an end to the country’s centuries-old practice.
January 9, 2024 US Navy sailor sentenced to 27 months for transmitting sensitive military info to China A California-based U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to prison for handing the Chinese government sensitive military info, the U.S. Justice Department says.
January 9, 2024 Taiwan apologizes after emergency alert mistranslation led to ‘missile' warning for Chinese satellite launch Taiwan's defense ministry apologized after a national emergency alert identified a Chinese satellite launch as a "missile flyover" in the English translation.
January 9, 2024 New focus in military spending can keep Pentagon step ahead of China: expert The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act has a new focus on military development of artificial intelligence while also putting guardrails on the new tech.
January 8, 2024 China detains suspect accused of spying for Britain's secret intelligence service China has detained a suspect who is accused of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain's secret intelligence service MI6 since 2015, officials say.
January 6, 2024 Taiwan to pick new president as China ramps up threats: 'choice between war and peace' The US and China are keeping close tabs on Taiwan's presidential election set to take place next week. The present frontrunner, and current vice-president, faces a former police chief.
January 5, 2024 Giant pandas set to return to California in 2024, China’s foreign minister says Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced at an anniversary banquet that giant pandas would return to the U.S., specifically California, by the end of the year.